Meanwhile Tarmeka and father Laurence remain in a stable condition in hospital. Tarmeka has a broken ankle, while Laurence is suffering from a fractured vertebrae.

The death of Karina and Makayla have left a local community in shock, with friends variously describing Makalya – a promising junior tenpin bowling representative – as "a beautiful soul", "selfless" and "loveable".

"Receiving that phone call broke me into so many pieces I couldn’t count.”

Senior Sergeant Lukia Serafim was among one of the first officers to reach the family and said "as a wife and a parent" she found the scene to be "very, very difficult to deal with".

Tarmeka and father Laurence remain in a stable condition in hospital. (9NEWS) ()Makayla competing in bowling. (Living and Loving Photography) ()Road Policing Command Superintendent David Johnson said the "horrendous" crash had left many "quite traumatised". (9NEWS) ()The pair were killed in the crash. (Living and Loving Photography) ()Two passing doctors – one pregnant – arrived on the scene and began performing CPR on Makayla. (9NEWS) ()

Snr Sgt Serafim also described the painful task of having to answer one of the family member's ringing phones and speak to a relative, waiting at a lunch for the Trittons, just two minutes away.

Road Policing Command Superintendent David Johnson said the "horrendous" crash had left many "quite traumatised" – police officers included.

"A number of police officers were crying," he said yesterday.

A friend has told the Mail Mr Veneris has been struggling with the death of his father in July last year.

Two people have been killed and 97 injured on Queensland roads since the beginning of the Christmas period break on December 23.